Automatic loading and dumping truck



- w. JORDAN AUTOMATIC LOADING AND DUMPING TRUCK Filed. Oct. 22, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov, 9 1926. 1,636,234

' w. JORDAN AUTOMATIC LOADING ANDDUMPING TRUCK Filed Oct. 22, 1923 s Sheets-Sheet 2 13 avwe-vitoz NW, 9 was \IV. JORDAN TIC LOADING AND DUMPING TRUCK AUTOMA Filed Oct. 22, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 awuewfoz Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

WILLIAM JORDAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC LOADING AND DUMPING TRUCK.

Application filed October 22, 1923. Serial No. 670,040.

This invention relates to improvements members 14 and 15, the other ends 16 and in vehicles and has for its object to provide 17 of which are fixedly secured to the loada self-loading and unloading vehicle. ing scoop 18. The extreme ends 19 and 20 1 Another object ofthe invention is to proof the members 14 and 15 are secured by 55' vide in a truck, means for automatically clamps 21 and 22 to the rim portions 23 and loading the same. 24: of the wheels 8 and 9 so that upon the A further object of the invention is to forward movement of the truck 1; the rotaprovide in combination with a truck an aution of the wheels 8 and 9 will cause the tomatic loading device. scoop 18 to raise to dump its load into the 60 A still further object of the invention is body 2, as =clearly indicated in Figure 2. to provide in combination with a truck, a Thescoop 18 consists of a forward wall self-dumping means. a 25, side walls 26 and 27 and a bottom wall A still further object of the invention is 28, the rear of said scoop being open so I to provide in combination with an ordinary that upon backing the truck 1, into a pile of 65 truck, an attachable, self-dumping body. snow, sand, gravel, coal or any other matev Still another object of the invention is to rlal to be loaded upon the truck, the bottom provide in combination with a truck, an auor scoop wall 28, will be forced under its tomatic loading device therefor and a dumpload then, upon a slight forward movement ing body and means whereby the loading of the truck the scoop will be caused to 70 device operates said bodv raise thereover and dump its load into the With the above and such other objects in body 2. Hooks 29 and 30 are provided on view as may hereinafter more fully appear, the rear upper edges of the walls 26 and I have invented the device illustrated in the 27 whlch', when the scoop is'raised to its accompanying drawi i hi h; dumping position, automatically engage the 75 a Figure 1 is aside elevational view of my hooks 31 and 32 in order that when the device; truck has reached its destination and the Figure 2 is a similar view shown in an load is to be dumped, a slight rearward adjusted position; movement of the truck w1ll cause the carry- Figure 3 is a similar view shown in anmgdOWn o the s o p 18 and with it the so other adjusted position; raising up of the body 2, whereby the same Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device; w ll dump ts load, as clearly indicated in Figure 5 is a rear elevational view there- Flgure I W 1 be. n ed here hat the of and clamps 21 and 22 are released-from the rim Figure 6 is a longitudinal, sectional view p r ion Of t e W els after a sllght f-ors5 35 of Fig r 4, ward movement of the truck has raised the Like reference characters indicate like OOP to i s dumping position over the truck, parts throughout the following specification ereby the truck may proceed without and in the several views in the drawings in holdlng the wheels 8 and 9 against rotation.

which 1 indicates a truck having a supple- When the destination is reached said clamps 40 mental, detachable body 2, pivotally mount; are again securedto the wheel rim whereby ed upon the rod 3, having bearings in the the rearward motion of the truck Wlll cause side walls 4 and 5 of the body 6 of the truck hescoop 18 t0' 'sW1I 1g down to its lowermos 1 Th rear d 7, f th l t l position and with 1t, ralse the body 2 to its body 2 projects'slightly beyond the rear uppermost position, as indicated in Figure 3.

edge 7 of the body 6 whereby the body 2 It will also be noted that the shaft'memmay be pivotally raised upon said rod 3 in hers 1a and 15 are long enough to not only order to dump the load contained therein. permit the scoop torlde over the side walls The truck 1 is provided with rearwheels 8 of. the bodies 2 and 6, but permit sufficient and 9 upon the hub projections 10 and 11 space between the rear end of the body 2 50 of which are removably and pivotally and the forward wall of the S000 to permit mounted the ends 12 and 13 of the shaft the load to dump from said bo y. Immediately upon the forward movement, after the dumping operation, the scoop will be raised to its uppermost position whereby the scoop will be raised out of contact with the dumped load and prevent spreading of the same.

It is to be understood that my loading device, as above described, may be attached to any truck and may be used in combination with the dumping body or without the same.

Having described my invention, that means being detachable, a truck body piv-' ota-lly mounted upon said truck and operable by the arms. a

2. In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operation of the truck will cause the scoop to dump its load into the truck body, said truck having rear wheels, said means embracing a pair of arms fixedly connected to said scoop and detachably connected to the hub and rimportions or said wheels, means for fixing the free terminals of said arms to said wheel rims, said means being detachable, a truck body pivo-tally mounted upon said truck, means for automatically connecting said scoop and said truck body upon forward mo tion of the rear wheels.

8., In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operation of the truck will cause the scoop to dump its load into the truck body, said truck having rear wheels, said'means embracing a pair of arms fixedly connected to said scoop and detachably connected to the hub and rim portions of said wheels, meansfor fixing the free terminals of said arms to said'wheel rims, said means being detachable, a truck body pivotally mounted upon said truck, means whereby said scoop will automatically dump said truck body upon movement of the scoop to engage the body, 7

4. In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operation of the truck will cause the scoop to dump its load into the truck body, said truck having-rear wheels, said means embracing a pair of arms fixedly connected to said scoop and detachably connected to the hub and rim portions of said wheels, means for fixing the free terminals of said arms to said wheel rims, said means being detachable, a truck body pivotally mounted upon said trucln'means whereby said scoopwill automatically dump said truck body upon movement of the scoop to engage the body, said truck body and scoop having automatically operated couplings whereby said connection is made.

5. In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operation of the truck will cause the scoop to dump its load into the truck body, said truck having rear wheels, said means embracing a pair of arms fixedly connected to said scoop and detachably connected to the hub and rim portions of said wheels, means for fixing the free terminals of said arms to said wheel rims, said means being detachable, said truck having a body and a supplementalbody piv otally mounted therein and operable by the arms.

6. In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operation of the truck will cause the scoop to dump its load 7 into the truck body, said truck having rear wheels, said means embracing a pair of arms fixedly connected to said scoop and detachably connected to the hub and rim portions of said wheels, means for fixing "the free terminals of said arms to said wheel rims, said means being detachable, said truck having a body and a supplemental body pivotally mounted therein, said second body projecting slightly beyond the rear end of said first body and operable by the arms;

7. In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operationof the truck will cause the scoop to dump its lead into the truck body, said truck having rear wheels, said means embracing a pair of arms fixedly connected to said scoop and detachably connected to the hub and Tim portions of said wheels. means for fixing the free terminals of said arms to said wheel rims, said means being detachable, said truck having a body and a supplemental bndy pivotally mounted therein and operable by the arms, said second body-projectingslight- 1y beyond the rear end of said first body, means for automatically dumping said supplementaljbody upon forward motion-of the rear wheels.

8. In combination with a truck a scoop and means whereby the operation of. the truck will cause the scoop to dump its lead into the truck body, said truck havingrear wheels, said means embracing a. pair ofarms fixedly connected to said scoop anddetachably connected to the hub and rim portions of said wheels,mea'ns for fixing the free'terminals of said arms to said wheel rims, said means being detachable, said truck having a body and a supplemental body -:pivotally mounted therein, said second body 'proje'ct ing slightly beyond the rear end of said first body, means for automatically dumping said supplemental body, said last means being controlled by said scoop.

9. In combination, a truck provided With rear wheels and a dumping body, a scoop operable by the movement of the Wheels and adapted to. operate the dumping body.

10. In combination, a scoop, a truck provided with a dumping body, arms straddling the rear Wheels of the truck and dumping body and adapted to carry and lift the scoop and adapted also to lift the dumping body, the arms movable by the turning of the 10 Wheels.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

WILLIAM JORDAN, 

